ANTOINETTE WEIBEL

Co-Founder – GOOD ORGANISATIONS and Professor, Chair of Human Resources Management – UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN

About

Professor Dr. Antoinette Weibel is chaired professor for human resource management at the University of St. Gallen and Director at the Institute for Work and Employment Research at the University of St.Gallen. She is President of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance at the University of St.Gallen (IMP-HSG), and a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Media and Communications Management (MCM-HSG) and the Institute for Business Ethics (IWE-HSG) at the University of St.Gallen. Further, she has been elected to the executive board of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW).

Antoinette is a dedicated trust and motivation researcher, and has written more than 200 articles as well as three books. Together with Otti Vogt she has initiated the “good organisation research laboratory”. Topics focused on at present are practical wisdom, flourishing, responsible leadership and good work (also in the context of AI).

Antoinette belongs to the 40 thinker HR from the D-A-CH. She is active in executive teaching, runs a small HR academy, is active as speaker and sparring partner to top management.

Sessions

May 20, 2025 03:50 PM

Freedom to Flourish: From Agile to Excellence

This thought-provoking session explores the deeper causes of today’s organisational crises—from disconnection and burnout to short-termism, distrust, and ecosystemic harm. Participants will be introduced to a new “colour” lens for understanding organisational purpose, power, and performance, and to confront the limits of the current paradigm and consider what kind of business is needed to truly support social flourishing.

Why are many transformation efforts failing to deliver real change?

How do hidden assumptions about value, success, and control shape organisational dysfunction?

What would it take to design “good” organisations that enable human and social flourishing

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May 20, 2025 04:10 PM

From Insight to Action: How HR Can Lead Organisational Transformation

Building on the first part, this session introduces the “ARC” framework for turning aspiration into action. Drawing on real-world insights from our brand-new Pioneers case studies, the presenters will explore how HR can rewire values, governance, organisational character, and leadership to drive meaningful and lasting change.  

How do we redesign purpose, governance, and performance from the inside out?

What practical levers can HR use to drive ecosystem-wide transformation?

What kind of leadership and capability development does real transformation require?

What new role must HR embrace to make it all possible?

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May 20, 2025 04:30 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: Rebel HR: From Human Capital to Human Flourishing

As a follow-up to the Freedom to Flourish keynote, this interactive panel brings together several bold transformation pioneers to explore what it takes for HR to lead systemic change. The session will challenge the conventions of organisational design, performance, and leadership, offering a practical and provocative conversation about what “good” looks like when HR steps into its full moral and strategic potential.

Key Questions:

What are the structural limits of traditional HR in today’s crises?

How can HR shape organisations that produce social value, not just human capital?

What leadership and governance shifts are required to escape the “strategic partner” trap?

How do we build HR functions capable of challenging—and transforming—the system from within?

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